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As the US tilts rightward, the French wonder if they're next

Donald Trump was elected as the 47th president of the United States on Wednesday. He is the first person convicted of a felony to win the White House and the first former president to regain power since 1892. We talk to John Mark Hansen, professor in political science at the University of Chicago.

France is looking at a second Trump presidency with mixed emotions. French businesses worry about threatened tariffs and critics fear a similar tilt to the right could usher France's far-right National Rally party to power. Lisa Bryant reports from Paris. 

The US Justice Department has a longstanding protocol that says sitting presidents cannot be prosecuted

VOA spoke to analysts and leaders about what a second Trump presidency could mean for the continent

The UN General Assembly urges action after Israel’s Knesset adopts laws against UNRWA

The 'life-threatening' storm is expected to bring heavy winds and flash floods

A look at the best news photos from around the world.

Israeli prime minister tried to fire Yoav Gallant before, but changed his mind after protests

Taoreed Lagbaja died in Lagos Tuesday after a period of illness, authorities say

Concern has grown over the whereabouts and welfare of the young woman, with activists worried authorities could confine her in a psychiatric institution

nairobi, kenya — In a vibrant Nairobi community center, American citizens living in Kenya gathered with palpable excitement early Wednesday to watch the U.S. election results unfold. The atmosphere buzzed with anticipation as expatriates shared snacks and stories, their eyes glued to screens displaying real-time updates. As the results of the U.S elections trickled in, a mix of American citizens and local Kenyan friends anxiously monitored the results. Robyn Emerson, an American...

Watchdogs warn move could increase self-censorship at critical time for Bangladesh

Human Rights Watch says police held abductees in unlawful detention facilities and denied them access to families and lawyers

Around the nation and around the globe, people responded as former U.S. President Donald Trump defeated Vice President Kamala Harris to earn a new four-year term as the country’s leader.

Judicial investigators indict a couple affiliated with a small political party on charges of receiving millions of dollars from Chinese authorities to promote Chinese government’s political agenda and influence Taiwan’s elections and referendums

How Trump will deal with Iran remains a mystery

Over 160,000 Ukrainians fled their home country and came to the Baltic states of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia since the Russian invasion. Physicians were among the 50 thousand or so refugees who came to Latvia. Vladislavs Andrejevs spoke with some of them in Riga. Anna Rice narrates his story.